Jackie Kennedy and Her Fashion Style Impact Upon the United States and the World

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy’s Fashion Impact

Jackie’s fashion impact continues even in 2010. As the side by side photo above details with both Jackie Kennedy’s style and Anne Hathaway we are still looking to Jackie for our fashion style and classic elegance.

Jackie brought art and fashion to the preeminence of United States culture. Prior to Jackie couture fashion was reserved for Europe with the world looking to French designers for trends. But Jackie was a trendsetter in and of herself. While she had studied abroad and had a special fondness for Paris, she consciously upheld her American roots and assigned Oleg Cassini as her principle designer. Yet, when she traveled to France, she graciously wore a French outfit befitting the style of France.

Fashion Designers Cassini and Chanel, Givenchy, and Dior and More

Jackie left behind the fashions of former first ladies and choose classic elegance in her renown A line dresses and evening gowns from world renown American designer Oleg Cassini. Jackie also wore French designers Chanel, Givenchy and Dior and many more.

Fashion and Jewelry

It was Jackie’s creative element the designer within her that spurred her to the forefront of fashion. While a celebrity because of her marriage, don’t forget Jackie won an internship to work with Vogue and was the shining star of high society and named debutant of the year. Both her father and her mother valued style. The style was beyond just fashion and jewelry, it was also about appropriateness of dress. One of her first nights in the White House was spent alone because JFK asked her to wear the same set of jewelry two days in a row. This was not acceptable practice. And while she wanted to please her husband and the newly elected President of the United States, her sense of style and individualism remained true. Kudos is to be given to Jackie for her strength and determination. She clearly knew how to please but she choose to be true to herself in her clothing and her jewelry.

Fashion Replicated in both Jewelry and Barbie Dolls

Jackie’s sense of style is reflected in both the very popular replica jewelry which remains popular even decades after her death and in barbie dolls. From the evening wear to pink pill hat to the famous three strand pearls. The dolls from Franklin Mint are a lasting tribute to a lasting fashion icon.

Famous Impact Jackie’s Pill Box Hat Oleg Cassini or Balenciaga?

As wikipedia details: “A pillbox hat is a small woman’s hat with a flat crown and straight, upright sides.”

The pillbox hat, was made fashionable by the First Lady of the White House in the 1960’s.

I have read that the pill box hat was designed by Cristbal Balenciaga. I have also read that Cassini was credited to that invention. Oleg Cassini was Jackie’s main designer but I would place bets on Balenciaga it would suit Jackie’s style to grab hold of something new from Europe and assimilate it completely in American culture. Inquiring minds want to know!

Famous Impact Jackie’s Hermes Purse

Jackie’s purses are now replicated and available on QVC thanks to the painstaking details of Camrose and Katz.

Famous Impact 3 Strand Faux Pearl Necklace

No where in fashion history, one piece of jewelry so sought after and copied. No where in history has a piece of faux jewelry valued at $500 $600, sold for $211,500!

Famous Impact Distinctive Jewelry Jackie Bangles

Never afraid to make a statement. The Jackie Bangles were wide and bright. She had commissioned two colors one in ivory and one in bright blue. Through Camrose and Kross, Philip Katz shares the history of many of Jackie’s pieces of jewelry. Mr. Katz shares that she often more gifts from her husband on her left wrist and gifts of state on her right wrist. Most likely, in tribute to her husband who was living at the time.

Her iconic outfits were translated and copied by both Barbie and the Franklin Mint and commercial clothing industry inspiring millions of American females to copy the Jackie classic style.

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Fashionable Hair

From head to toe, Jackie inspired American fashion. This was true with her new “bouffant coiffure” known as the “bubble cut”. And again, the 1961 Barbie doll featured her new hair style.

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Fashionable Clothing

Upon the inauguration of John F. Kennedy, the outfit Jackie wore in 1961 inspired the Barbie doll outfit called the “Red Flair”. The Red Flair Barbie doll was sold from 1962 1965. Photos are provided below.

Jackie was also replicated by the Franklin Mint in several stunning renditions from the Black and White Gown Ensemble by Oleg Cassini, to the Palm Beach replicate complete with the famous Jackie silk scarf and extra large black sunglasses to the white evening gown with her signature 3 strand faux pearls which were purchased by Franklin Mint for $211,500.